Opheusden

Opheusden
—  Town  —
The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Opheusden in the municipality of Neder-Betuwe.
Coordinates: 51°56′00″N 5°37′47″E / 51.9333333°N 5.62972°E / 51.9333333; 5.62972Coordinates: 51°56′00″N 5°37′47″E / 51.9333333°N 5.62972°E / 51.9333333; 5.62972
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Neder-Betuwe
Population
- Total	6,000
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code

Opheusden is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 5 km south of Wageningen.

Opheusden (or "Heusden", as it was known then) was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Kesteren.^[1]

In 2001, the town of Opheusden had 4118 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.73 km², and contained 1319 residences.^[2] The statistical area "Opheusden", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 5830.^[3] Religious life has also traditionally been very important to Opheusden's inhabitants.

2850-seat church at Opheusden, largest church of the Netherlands

Transportation

• Railway station: Opheusden

References

1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Opheusden". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.